The season kicks off on Friday with Chloe Channell, a former America's Got Talent semi-finalist from season eight.

Other artists featured this year will be The Modern Eldorados, The Bay Bridge Band, The Blenders, The Dusty Sanderson Band and De’Ja Vu.

All concerts will be held on South Willing Street in downtown Milton. The concerts start at 7 p.m. and end at 9 p.m.

Spectators are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to the event area.

You are invited to follow the City of Milton and this event along with several others on its Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/BandsOnTheBlackwater. This page features updates on the bands, photos from previous concerts.

Bands on the Blackwater schedule:

April 13 – Chloe Channell – The former America’s Got Talent contestant is the consummate performer who has opened for the likes of Tracy Bird, Rodney Adkins, Little Big Town, Craig Morgan, Ronnie McDowell, and the “Queen of Bluegrass” Rhonda Vincent to name a few.

April 20 – Bay Bridge Band – Spanning the generations of music from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s the Bay Bridge Band features a full horn section as they entertain you with music from influences like Chicago, Blood Sweat and Tears, Van Morrison, The Doobie Brothers and others.

April 27 – Southern Breeze – This band is a combination of a beautiful gulf wind with the sounds of country and southern rock music that will take you back to a time that will make you smile the night away.

May 4 – Dusty Sanderson Band – Get ready to put some drive in your country with this awesome band that combines today and yesterday country hits for an awesome night of music.

May 11 – The Memorys – Turn back the hands of time to the memorable British Invasion with this band playing music made famous by the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and many other British Rock acts that came to America.

May 18 – The Modern Eldorados – Gretsch Lyle and his Modern Eldorados present an original brand of classic country music that has those in attendance honky tonkin’ from their home base region of Mobile, Ala., all the way across the Atlantic Ocean in Europe.

May 25 – Swing Town – This Steve Miller Tribute Band plays the classics, but also takes you on a tour of classic rock from the past.

June 1 – Moderate Chop – Get ready for a blend of blues and rock with this band from Pensacola. All members come from different musical backgrounds creating a melting pot of great sound.

June 8 – 13th Hourglass – Back and better than ever is one of the area’s most famous garage bands in the 60s. They will entertain you by sticking to their roots, the band plays classic songs from the 60s, 70s and 80s, and even a few hits from the 90s.

June 15 – Déjà Vu The Deja Vu Band have been delighting audiences with the right mix of showmanship and incredible musicianship since 2003 delivering a wide genre of music from modern country, R&B, and Classic Rock through today’s best hits.

June 22 – Southern Fried Band – This band will bring their special Southern Rock high energy sound to the stage along the BlackwaterRiver.

June 29 – The Blenders – Take your favorite 70’s and 80’s rock songs and mix in a heaping helping of soul and you have a night you will never forget with this awesome Pensacola based band.